New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-02
PROUD OF WELSH LINEAGE E.
THE ST. DAvID's SOCIETY AT DINNER


weshnon are fortunate In he TACT that the day OF
their patron saint St. David falls in the calendar be-
fore that Of his kinsman St. Patrick and the patriotic
Celts from the eastern side of ST. Georges Channel
can flock together and talk the old Celtic language and
absorb about all there is OF the old Celtic virtues and
poetry more than two weeks in advance OF thor
cousins of ireland March is St. Davd's Day, ind
OF its noted celebrations here Tor many years mas
been the annual dinner OF the St. DAY ids Beievoent
Society of New-York and BROOKLYN. The society could
not get Delmonico's last night and the dinner was
given in the Westminster Hotel over 10 members s
and guests were present The big dining room could
bold them all aud there was an overflow into inc
neighboring restau ant. Welsh songs were sung aud
Welsh speeches mace amid an old-time show vi en-
thusasm. and with the speeches and the tabletak and
the singing. the dinner turned out OF the jOest
and most delightful OF the season.
The big banner OF the Llewelyn Society, with Its
red dragon griffin splitting fire and its odd legends
In the Celtic tongue. famed down upon the dining
tables from The wall nehind the presidents chair To
the right of it were the green banner of Ireland and
the flag OF the United States. To the lett was big
British flag. On the side walls hung the coats-of-
arms of New-YOrk City and New-YOrk State. little
red dragon in CONNECTION work strntted and gared on
the guest table, and the banner above was the old
motto of Welsh kings who fought against thu I'd
wards and the Henrys The Red Dragon VIII give
the signal tor the march," The guest table stretched
across the upper end of the dnnc ha and two other
tables foot lower, along the sides OF the
room. =,
ExPostma ster- Gensr al Thomas L. James the pres.
ident OF st. Davids. was at the head OF the raised
table o. his right were Ellis H. Roberts the sE .ns
New-York City in Mayor Hewitts absence President
Edge representing the st. Georges Society. and Cap
tain c. G. Coburn. On his lett were e1-udge Noah
Davis General Stewart L. oodord, ex-Judge Horace
Russell representing the New-England Society; ). H.
Cunning representing the st. Patrick's Society eL-
Judge Hooper C. Van Worst representing the Ho
land Society Commodore Van S,ntvoord and the Rev.
ID. Parker Morgan. Among the others present were
Park sotdnn praIs on
r. Van WOrmcr. John I. Davis, Hugh Roberts. Henry
w Morgan, Richard J: Lewis, Daniel j.. Jones' Dr.
John jenkins Richard Williams IT,. Senator Edwards.
Evans and r. W. Hughes
When the courses all in Welsh. finished, Pres
ident James raped for order and announced that
number OF letters Of regret to be read President
Cleveland wrote autograph letter as follows:
EAEcUTI W.s MASON Feb a. ,ssz}
The Hon. L. JAMES rread,Ht e. ',x,,,o, vou
DEAR SIR Please accept my thanks Tor Tue lnnauon You
cety to attend dinner OF the society the LIST day
that my ofcisi engagemen. vii permit sccepianceof
yS@s Sas S fact Es the Of fellow
citizens Is abundant guaranty TO me that IT. usefulness VIII
viii + not 6e eseced Ny Wedge people Of
IA q ny difference SSt to n hor s Tor
inst o. the duty rea'on s
Ss sssT1 ana .sse i"e. acpns
occasion of complete pleasure am yGs' ,Drf
Mayor Hewitt. regretting his inability to go out
yet. said
II is not generally known that TO Wales owe one OF
the leading brancL. Of our productive that OF Ihe
s30r000Oo per annum ard support n population OF over
to the in veuton made y MI Crane and himself
and living to old sgo a. snn SSId Dyr OF
aud thry,ns cities grow ~ under his eye, H. ,hTre
IL BE- IN cnaT Of David Thoms. catsaGqus
father Of the American Anthracite Iron Busnesa.
Other letters were read from Postmaster eneral Villas
Bufslo President welch Of the - Davids Society Of
Ct Nicholas societies Mr.. James then said:
GENTLEMEN OF rHR SAINT DAvIDs SOCIETY Once more
privilege 20 sree on the ssy 2, o S. Pi' a@
honored guests let me preface my remarks By tansag
sen ,r q, The society daring the past YEAR
you what done IN urthernnee Of tho
The time DOT FAR distant trust when The greatest
weshmsn nste,a1ea II the gnse OF hso
a.4 for The st
The condition Of the people and
In hi, country ht subjec, for ecitation Their
Law Stability Of CHAR 'oier .a.n
sfs ssa Ss OF ' s @Gs a % 'a Ind n
nne dsnsnSd with every phase Of progress ZAP
Across the Atlantic the sirns times" by
means propiti6s either Britain tho CONT
The great defeat The
hands of Conservative Ensiishmen IN e tate oeotgns Inc
Wherever iepa6icsS IDEAS prevail IN, II only
sTsr..sn. h"n"f Ss said
almost unbroken Liberal delegation 10 faIsmehL
s, w,ps John Morley in speech
Newcaste inerpT, reoy the political suatoh when
he said In regard to popular opinion There has ben 10
fowng steadily TOE hng.sh people are cs9g slowly eau'
Gated The TACT tina, pog~I rights vii and iPa.i prev.
o Gisa.,""a. Morley P.rne Mccarthy
sSspsr rccG' siS.y o .%IS
prno wl soy an u'ono%y me- ss ,.n . ma,
Imperial shall deiy ALI foes from within and With
Opt % Sps tia, before this Jubilee year OF the Queen
Ireland viii b. governed IA secordance VIVA fsh ha,
aod by Ir siaie,en ana we u'' ue s ss 20" ."
been fully complied with lAppanse!
health was then drank the Presiden OF the United
States and after that one TO the q cen ""ales-Our
Mother Land1rhe Cradle OF Fancy ana OF FAITH
Mr. Roberts tall wellbuiIt man, with white behrd
aad hair NE LIE. e soEe y the mother COMM
try aud really quotations OF Welsh verse Ills speech
In part was - follows;
chosen Tor model DICK loan DSydo for you know" ira
eT myth I inTS1 ' 1ei TO- no.
And yetn narrated that he lost his own language without
Ior ike those Of The green my have
an 4 ~ The Gas .s n @ HpG
which bias been noted since the Dutch nrs set foot upon
early poygo beyond it, neghboIs % has contn
sa S S er S ny sGa and % sa
Their hare in Leadership so g,ne0usy woe th"y fesog
ece 'h or t ii IN, r.r trse
"A ppiauseJ They hOnored the Welsh names o. william
Foyd Francis Lewis Morris and Francis Lewis
wa uatiue of Llandan 3lamOrgan. N Wales.
ono of the the birthplace Of hnman.
y found island where created tho Of
Among the MO
gnsts older than that In which Isrsin
sapr and Howell framed his tatucs We tho
acter people memorials such as are rare IN tho
hl.lory
Mi of I'm legends OF knigbOOi with
I 70 most VI wOmsDhooi courage with self
with manly deeds and all with reiin
,otlon Tue Court OF KING Arthur the chvay o. The
Round rale quest the Sangreai he lifts OF
Wales 10 ,nank nd. Applause Walter SCOTT taught
English the OF these CREATIONS " the
Tbs claim been a-sa!led Uy certain
French anthors but modern criticism ntans H. Tenny
the Welon OF the Arthur legends that
hin aud other students the that poetry aud
French compelled
Arthur has Launcciut
Welsh Merlin and vain. Tristan and Enid
he ghts Of the Welsh In their
creation and conception and Caeroon and CaDelot
Usk in uDs y Welsh Sno gdon val: OF
Cwyd
When Europe wholly PAGAN the Druid testified TIE
relIgO sebt Dent and morals Of Wales the